Henderson the Rain King | Ideas for Group Discussion
Almost any discussion of Henderson the Rain King will focus on the protagonist and Bellow's ways of guiding readers in their evaluation of him. The first several questions narrow that topic, then the others suggest other directions by which readers may enjoy other aspects of the novel. 1. Why do you suppose Bellow, whose other novels are so richly immersed in Jewish-American culture, selects Handel's Messiah as Henderson's "subtext"?
2. Would you characterize Henderson as a hero, an antihero, a comic figure, or a character out of popular rather than "serious"...
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